AKB48 announced a Team Shuffle during the concert held on March 26 at Saitama Super Arena.
Kitahara Rie has been transferred to NGT48. She is the new captain of the idol group from Niigata.
Several concurrent positions have been cancelled. It marks the end of the collaboration between AKB48 and Nogizaka46.
Check out the new line-ups after this shuffle.
The members have 2 days to say if they agree with the transfers.
Cancellation of concurrent positions
- Furuhata Nao (SKE48 Team KII / AKB48 Team A)
- Yagura Fuuko (NMB48 Team M / AKB48 Team A)
- Ikoma Rina (Nogizaka46 / AKB48 Team B)
- Matsui Rena (SKE48 Team E / Nogizaka46)
- Kotani Riho (NMB48 Team N / AKB48 Team 4)
- Yamada Nana (NMB48 Team M / SKE48 Team KII)
- Tanaka Natsumi (HKT48 Team H / SKE48 Team S)
- Kimoto Kanon (SKE48 Team E / HKT48 Team KIV)
- Watanabe Miyuki (NMB48 Team BII / SKE48 Team S)
- Takayanagi Akane (SKE48 Team KII / NMB48 Team BII)
- Murashige Anna (HKT48 Team K / NMB48 Team N)
- Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48 Team B / NMB48 Team N)
Team A
- Yokoyama Yui (Captain)
- Nakamura Mariko (Co-captain)
- Takahashi Minami (General director)
- Iriyama Anna
- Iwata Karen
- Oya Shizuka
- Owada Nana
- Ogasawara Mayu
- Kojima Natsuki
- Kojima Haruna
- Sasaki Yukari
- Shiroma Miru (NMB48 Team M)
- Takita Kayoko
- Taniguchi Megu
- Shimazaki Haruka
- Nakanishi Chiyori
- Nishiyama Rena
- Hirata Rina
- Maeda Ami
- Miyazaki Miho
- Miyawaki Sakura (HKT48 Team KIV)
- Yamada Nanami (Team 8)
Team K
- Minegishi Minami (Captain)
- Shimada Haruka (Co-captain)
- Aigasa Moe
- Abe Maria
- Ishida Haruka
- Ichikawa Manami
- Kodama Haruka (HKT48 Team H)
- Shinozaki Ayana
- Shimoguchi Hinana
- Suzuki Mariya (SNH48 Team SII)
- Takajo Aki
- Tano Yuuka
- Nagao Mariya
- Nakata Chisato
- Nakano Ikumi (Team 8)
- Fujita Nana
- Matsui Sakiko
- Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
- Mukaichi Mion
- Mutou Tomu
- Mogi Shinobu
- Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB48 Team N)
- Yumoto Ami
Team B
- Kizaki Yuria (Captain)
- Oshima Ryoka (Co-captain)
- Iwasa Misaki
- Uchida Mayumi
- Uchiyama Natsuki
- Umeda Ayano
- Kashiwagi Yuki (NGT48)
- Kato Rena
- Kuramochi Asuka
- Goto Moe
- Kobayashi Kana
- Kobayashi Marina
- Sakaguchi Nagisa (Team 8)
- Takeuchi Miyu
- Tatsuya Makiho
- Tanabe Miku
- Hashimoto Hikari
- Fukuoka Seina
- Yabuki Nako (HKT48 Team H)
- Yokoshima Aeri
- Watanabe Mayu
- Watanabe Miyuki (NMB48 team BII)
Team 4
- Takahashi Juri (Captain)
- Okada Nana (Co-captain)
- Iino Miyabi
- Izuta Rina
- Iwatate Saho
- Okawa Rio
- Omori Miyuu
- Okada Ayaka
- Kawamoto Saya
- Kitagawa Ryoha (SKE48 Team S)
- Kitazawa Saki
- Kojima Mako
- Komiyama Haruka
- Sato Kiara
- Shibuya Nagisa (NMB48 Team BII)
- Tsuchiyasu Mizuki
- Tomonaga Mio (HKT48 Team KIV)
- Natori Chinami
- Nishino Miki
- Nozawa Rena
- Maeda Mitsuki
- Murayama Yuiri
NGT48
- Kitahara Rie (Captain)
- Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48 Team B)
SKE48
- Matsumura Kaori : SKE48 lifetime honorary Kenkyuusei → promoted to Team KII
Theater managers
- AKB48 general manager, chief costume director, AKB48 theater manager : Kayano Shinobu
- SKE48 theater manager : Yuasa Hiroshi
- SKE48 theater sub-manager : Shiba Tomoya
- NMB48 theater manager : Kaneko Takeshi
- HKT48 theater manager : Ozaki Atsushi, Sashihara Rino
- NGT48 theater manager : Imamura Etsuro
